Wednesday, March 08, 2006

New YA books for March!

This just in...
Some fabulous new YA books...look for them on the New Young Adult Books table in the Youth Services Department!

Barron, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy. New York: Philomel, 2004.
The first in a "proposed" trilogy about the fate of a magical place called Avalon.

Barron, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon: Shadows on the Stars. New York: Philomel, 2005.
The saga of Avalon continues in this second book of the "proposed" trilogy.

Black, Holly. Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale. Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005.
Join Valerie on her adventures in the world of faerie.

Cabot, Meg. Avalon High. HarperCollins, 2006.
Try this spin on Arthurian legend by an Indiana native.

Frank, Hillary. Better Than Running at Night. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Find out why this is one of my favorite YA titles. Ellie, an art student, learns about herself, her art and her relationships in this debut novel of author Hillary Frank.

Gaiman, Neil. MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture from the Jim Henson Company. William Morrow, 2005.

Green, John. Looking For Alaska. New York: Dutton Books, 2005.
Winner of the 2006 Michael L. Printz award for excellence in Young Adult literature.
See if you agree!

Jenkins, Jerry B. and Tim LaHaye. Heat Wave. Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
Jenkins, Jerry B. and Tim LaHaye. The Perils of Love. Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
Jenkins, Jerry B. and Tim LaHaye. The Road to War. Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
Jenkins, Jerry B. and Tim LaHaye. Triumphant Return. Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
#37-#40 of the "Left Behind: the Kids" series

Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Megan Tingley, 2005.
What do you do when the guy you fall in love with is a vampire? Find out in this exciting tale of love and lust, or bloodlust.

Pascal, Francine. Agent Out. New York: Simon Pulse, 2006.
#3 in the Fearless FBI series is now available!

Rapp, Adam. Under the Wolf, Under the Dog. Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2004.
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award for 2006, which recognizes excellence in portrayal of living with a disability. Read this title to find out why Steve, the main character, doesn't consider himself to be one of the addicts or one of the "suicide kids."

Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
This title offers an intriguing look at the afterlife.

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